Sweat (Kool & the Gang album)

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Sweat
Sweat1989.jpg
Studio album by
Kool & the Gang
ReleasedJune 1989
RecordedSeptember 1988-March 1989
GenreSynth-pop, dance-pop, R&B
Length52:37
LabelMercury
ProducerKool and the Gang, Royal Bayyan, Nick Martinelli, Curtis Williams, Chuckii Booker, George Brown, Charles Smith
Kool & the Gang chronology
Forever
(1986) 		Sweat
(1989) 		Unite
(1992)
Singles from Sweat
  1. "Raindrops"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Never Give Up"
    Released: 1989

Sweat is the eighteenth studio album by the band Kool & the Gang, released in 1989 following a three-year gap between albums. James "J.T." Taylor, Khalis Bayyan and Robert "Spike" Mickens had departed, and this album showed a refocused band.

Singles[]

Both "Raindrops" (peak #27) and "Never Give Up" (peak #74) on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[1]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic1/5 stars[2]
New York Daily News(favourable)[3]

Ron Wynn of Allmusic called the album "a completely faceless, aimless record…probably the worst album of their career,".[2] Hugh Wyatt of the New York Daily News called Sweat "one of the year's best recordings".[3]

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Sweat"Bayyan4:22
2."This Is What a Love Can Do"Bokowski, Varner4:13
3."Never Give Up"Bellochio, Habeeb4:42
4."You Got My Heart on Fire"Haynes, Williams6:29
5."Someday"Bayyan, Martin4:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Raindrops"Booker3:50
2."In Your Company"Booker5:53
3."I'll Follow You Anywhere"Gazeley, Scher5:37
4."All She Wants to Do Is Dance"Booker3:55
5."How Can I Get Close to You"Brown, Thomas4:22
6."You Are the Meaning of Friend"Block, Smith5:06

Personnel[]

  • Robert "Kool" Bell - bass
  • Dennis Thomas - alto sax, vocals, percussion
  • Claydes Charles Smith - guitar
  • Sennie "Skip" Martin - vocals, trumpet, percussion (lead on 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
  • Odeen Mays - vocals, keyboards (lead on 1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
  • Larry Gittens - trumpet, vocal, keyboards
  • Clifford Adams - trombone, vocals
  • George Brown - drums

Charts[]

Year Chart Peak
position
1989 German Albums (Offizielle)[4] 28
Swiss Albums (Hitparade)[5] 30
US Billboard Top Soul Albums 52

References[]

  1. ^ "Kool & the Gang: Raindrops (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Wynn, Ron. "Kool & the Gang: Sweat at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Wyatt, Hugh (July 28, 1989). The Gang's still Kool, and still hot. New York Daily News. p. 59.
  4. ^ "Kool & the Gang: Sweat". offiziellecharts.de. Offizielle Charts.
  5. ^ "Kool and The Gang: Sweat". hitparade.ch. Hitparade.



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